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New Springfield Echelon: Croatia's Chassis System Pistol (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2023-07-12 12:00:06 +0000 UTCThe Springfield Echelon pistol was released today, and it's a significant step forward for Croatian manufacturer HS Produkt. In an effort to appeal to new military and police tenders as well as introduce a forward-looking new design, the company has brought out a pistol based on a serialized chassis like that of the SIG P365 and P320. HS Produkt recognized that their previous design (the XD and XD-M in the US and the HS2000 and HS9 in Europe) was falling behind. Its grip safety was getting it rejected from a lot of major tenders, but rather than just made a new versions without that element, they chose to move to a whole new platform. Work began about 2 years ago, and it is now ready for market.
For now, the Echelon is available only in this basic configuration, although that does include a lot of premium features - light rail, ambi controls, tritium front sight, and an optics mounting plate. A threaded barrel is also available separately. In the future, I have no doubt we will see a wide variety of other configurations from subcompact to oversize competition models - that is one of the core strengths of the chassis system, after all.
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Retired No Bad Days
Thanks for trying.
Forgotten Weapons
I have tried, because I have a friend who is trying to get one as well. I can't get any dates or timetables at this point - sorry.
Retired No Bad Days
Any chance you could contact HS Produkt to find out when this may happen or if Springfield will not sell them can someone else provide them?
Jim F
I think it's too bad they didn't incorporate the grip safety on this piece. It was one of the big draws for me to the XD line. A subcompact 9mm and the compact tactical .45- a piece curiously absent now but I think the best of the whole lot thanks to its shorter butt for carrying concealed.
Forgotten Weapons
My understanding is that they will be offering the 20" barrel, but are not doing it yet.
Guido Schriewer
oh great... f***** yt... homepage. well plastic. sights look good though.
Retired No Bad Days
I bought a HS Produkt bullpup(Hellion) last fall. I would like to buy the 20" barrel. Springfield keeps telling me they do not sell them yet and do not know when they will. Any chance you may know what's going on or how I can buy the 20" barrel?
Forgotten Weapons
Yeah, Youtube just randomly does that sometimes now.
Terry
Age restricted? That is a new one.
Stephen Woods
Perhaps unknown
Rick Notkin
How is a new gun “forgotten”? 😉
